Ding Junhui became the first snooker player this century to win three successive ranking titles after he defeated Hong Kong's Marco Fu in a closely-contested final of the International Championship in Chengdu.

Marco Fu believes it is only a matter of time before Ding Junhui wins his first World Championship after being blown away by his Chinese rival in last night's Ladbrokes Mobile Masters final at Wembley Arena.

Peter Ebdon booked himself a quarter-final meeting with either Ronnie O'Sullivan or Neil Robertson as he beat Marco Fu 6-2 in the Masters at Wembley this afternoon but Jimmy White could not capitalise on his wild card against Mark King.